Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Back in Schiphol. I see the US TSA security theatre has opened my bags. Never ever lock your suitcase when travelling to the States....if you are on a round the world (i.e. they see it as one way tickets) then you are guaranteed to get the full body search and detailed inspection. It means the dreaded "SSSS" on your boarding card. I am surprised that the Schiphol check-in staff don't warn you about not locking luggage....if the TSA can't open the suitcase they will break the lock.
Transmission Towers
I note that on the way to Newark, we pass several baseball stadiums (Yankees), but also a lot of AM radio stations. WINS must be out here somewhere. Close to New York, but flat and marshy...ideal for mediumwave radio.
Lou Josphs, based in Washington DC, used to help out with the Media Network show. If anyone understands transmitter sites, it is Lou. He writes "looks like 570 WMCA..now a Salem station carrying right-wing religious material. The other side of the road used to have the tx of 1130 kHz am but that was moved. Remember this whole wetlands area is built on a giant trash dump. The stadium in NJ that you passed is the Meadowlands, it's the US football Giants/Jets."
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Just had a short but fascinating meeting with Joshua Fouts, who is the executive director of the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy. He's starting up some fascinating research on new ways in which the US can enter into dialogue with other cultures. It may be that games are more effective than traditional radio and TV programs. Check out the website at http://publicdiplomacy.usc.edu
Monday, June 20, 2005
Madan Mohan Rao
Delighted to meet Madan Mohan Rao from Bangalore while in Singapore. He is an acomplished author on the way Asia is tackling the challenges of the new media. Had a great chat with him and hope to set up some projects together in the future. Check out...
"Visions" a paper for the ITU's World Summit on the Information Society
Book review: The Media and Elections (by Bernd-Peter Lange and David Ward)
ICTs in rural areas: Frameworks for electronic markets, local knowledge
Book review: Smart Mobs (by Howard Rheingold)
And on a more entertaining note: world music reviews in Rave magazine: